The Café
Space at Jerwood Space provides an opportunity for young emerging artists
to exhibit in a busy and vibrant atmosphere serving artists, business
people and the general public. Complementing the Gallery itself and the
Art Walls in the Courtyard, the Café offers artists the chance
to show existing or site-specific pieces over a period of six weeks.

Richard Cramp
is a London based artist whose work relies on the spectator’s perception
of a situation. Often illusionary in nature, the work contains architectural
constructions such as; doors, corridors and stairs, recognisable phenomenon
which can be perceived as an entrance or exit to a further unseen space.
The work is influenced by the built up world in which we exist ranging
from every day functional buildings to the sublime. The design and construction
methods used to create the site specific works are particular to each
space, using similar materials that could be used in the original construction
of the space. The quality of the piece is paramount to the believability
of the experience helping to make the work merge into its environment.
A play in scale brings the subtlety and an air of excitement. It is this,
along with the design style, that sets up a narrative for the spectator’s
imagination to pursue beyond the given.

It’s
a Small World combines two elements of Richards practice, drawing and
sculpture. Merging these elements allows him to push beyond the boundaries
of the physical space and have unlimited range in an undetermined world.
The presence of the sculpture emphasises the language of illusion in perspectival
drawing.

Richard Cramp
studied and Cheltenham and Gloucester College of HE (1999-2000) and Wimbledon
School of Art (2001-4). He was Artist in Residence at Salvagnac, France
(2004). Selected group exhibitions include: Public Address, Stratford
Circus, London (2003); One Night Stand, Notting Hill Arts Club, London
(2003); Platform for the Future, South Wimbledon Underground Station,
London 2003, Cannizaro Park, London (2003); Elevate, Rhythm Factory, London
(2004) and the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2004, Jerwood Space, London and touring
nationally.

The Jerwood
Space is a major initiative of the Jerwood Foundation. As well as providing
excellent rehearsal facilities for young dance and theatre companies to
develop their work at a greatly reduced cost, this beautifully refurbished
Victorian school building houses a spectacular contemporary art Gallery.
The Gallery is free to visitors and exhibits a year-round programme of
work by young artists and photographers, including the prestigious awards
and prizes supported by the Jerwood Charity including the Jerwood Drawing
Prize, Jerwood Sculpture Prize, Jerwood Artist Platform and Jerwood Photography
Awards.

There is
a chance to see work by artists who have been commissioned by the Jerwood
Charity, in association with Hales Gallery, to produce work for the Art
Wall, a series of huge panels, in the courtyard.